Windshield-shade



' B. H. PUGH.

WINDSHIELD SHADE.

APPLICATION man AUG- 1 9. x918.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

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WINDSHIELD-SHADE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

Application filed August 19, 1918. Serial No. 250,546.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURTON H. PUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at T0- peka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Windshield-Shades, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shades or awnings adapted to be used on motor vehicles in connection with the usual wind shield to protect the latter from rain and also to shield the eyes of the driver from excessive lare. b The objects of the invention are to provide a simple, strong and practical device for this purpose, having an improved friction hinge and equipped with means by which it can be readily attached to the wind shield post of any emsting automobile.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating my improved shade as it appears when in position on an automobile;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view on an enlarged scale showing one of my improved friction hinges and associated parts, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the parts going to make up the friction hinge.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates the usual automobile top, and 2 the post or support to which the wind shield is attached. The wind shield itself, indicated at 4, is provided with a marginal frame 3. It is usual to make such'a wlnd shield in two sections, and to pivotally connect the upper section to the posts 2 as incl1- cated at 5.

My improved shade is attached to the posts 2 by means of upper and lower pairs of brackets. The upper pair is indicated at 6, and comprises a plate, shaped as shown, and a clip 7 the plate and clip being shaped to embrace the post 2 and clamped thereon by means of screws 8. A spring roller 9 has pintles 10 at its ends, journaled 111 the forward ends of the brackets 6, and a shade or curtain 11 of any suitable material is wound upon the roller 9. The free end of the shade 11 is doubled over upon itself to form a loop 12, as indicatedin Fig. 1. Engaging this loop is a U-shaped arm or frame 13 having eyes 14; formed at its free ends.

Thisframe should be substantially rigid and 1s preferably formed of one piece of metal bar, bent as shown.

The eyes 1 1 at the ends of the frame 13 are plvotally supported upon a pair of lower brackets 15, clamped to the posts 2 by means of cllps 16 and screws 17. In order that the frame 13 may remain 1n ad usted position, although opposed by the spring in the roller 9, I provide improved frictional means in connection with the eyes 1 1 for preventing free movement of the frame upon its pivot. Such frictional means are best shown in Fig. 1, and comprlse a friction plate 18, having on one side an upstanding marginal flange 19, provided. with a notch 20, in which the frame 13 is adapted to fit, thus anchoring the frame to the plate. A friction disk 21 preferably of leather or some similar material, is interposed between the friction plate 18 and the bracket 15. A bolt 23 passes through the bracket 15, disk 21, plate 18, and eye 14, and is secured by means of a nut 24:, a washer 22 being preferably interposed between the nut and eye. This nut 24 is shown as a lock nut, and is provided with a series of notches in which a cotter pin 25 is adaptto engage to hold the same against rota- 1011.

From the above description it will be apparent that by means of the brackets 6 and 15 my lmproved shade can be readily attached to the wind shield post of any automobile without interfering with the usual adjustments of the wind shield. It will be further noted that, by virtue of the friction hinge arrangement, the frame 13 may be adjusted by the driverwith one hand. Owing to the fact that the frame is of one piece and substantially rigid, the force applied to one side thereof, as described, will result in swinging the entire frame about its pivots without undue distortion.

What I claim is:

In a device of the kind described, a pair of brackets adapted to be secured to the windshield supporting standards of a vehicle; a spring roller extending between, and journaled in, said brackets; a curtain wound on said roller and secured thereto at its inner edge; a second pair of brackets adapted to be secured to the standards below the first pair; a substantially U-shaped rigid bail made of a single piece of metal rod, both ends of the said rod being bent to constitute eyelets at the ends of the bail; each eyelet being pivotally carried by one of the second named brackets; the outer edge of the curtain bein secured to the bail, the cooperating portion of the bail being substantially straight for this purpose; and frictional means cooperating with the eyelets to provide a frictional restraint against motion of the bail about its pivots, whereby the said bail will remain in its adjusted position, said frictional means including a washer having a pair of lugs formed integrally therewith, and projecting at right angles to its face at its periphery, and adaptthem.

ed to receive the rod of the bail between-15 

